Aviation

Airline operators bemoan non implementation of SAATM

Ihesiulo Grace 6 February 2023 0

By Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Nigerian carriers under the aegis of Airline Operators (AON) have expressed dissatisfaction with the implementation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), urging African nations to be sincere in their implementation of the African air transport policy. The

Business

Airlines to return to profitability in 2023-AITA

Ihesiulo Grace 8 December 2022 0

By Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo The airline industry will become profitable again next year for the first time since 2019 as a snapback in air travel continues following nearly two years of COVID-19 restrictions, an industry association said on Tuesday. Airlines lost tens of billions of dollars in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic but air […]

Aviation

UN aviation body says coronavirus outbreak could cut airline revenues by $5bn

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2020 0

Vienna – The world’s airlines face potential revenue losses between 4 billion and 5 billion dollars in the first quarter as the coronavirus outbreak has led to widespread flight cancellations, according to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The Montreal-based UN body based its forecast on reports that around 70 carriers have stopped all

Aviation

Update: Ukraine airline chief says he never believed airline caused Iran crash

Ihesiulo Grace 11 January 2020 0

Kiev – Ukraine International Airlines President Yevhenii Dykhne on Saturday said he never doubted that the airline had not caused the crash of its passenger plane in Iran. According to Ukrainian government figures, 11 Ukrainians, including nine crew members, died in the plane crash that killed 176 people on Wednesday. Dykhne wrote a statement on […]

Business Headlines

Air Peace signs firm order for 3 additional E195-E2 jets, worth $212.6m

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2019 0

Air Peace Airline says it has signed a contract with Embraer for three additional E195-E2 aircraft, worth $212.6 million. The company said in a statement on Sunday in Lagos that the contract confirmed the purchase rights from the original contract signed in April. It said the new E195-E2s would be included in Embraer’s 2019 fourth-quarter […]

News

Airlines struggle with global pilot shortage

Ihesiulo Grace 7 June 2018 0

Growing shortage of airline pilots is putting the industry’s recent growth at risk as planes sit idle, higher salaries cut into profits and unions across the globe demand more benefits. Emirates and Australia’s Qantas Airways Carriers have poured resources into hiring, but struggled in recent months to use their jets as often as their business […]

Business Nigeria

Medview boss makes case Nigerian pilgrims’ carriers

Ihesiulo Grace 22 December 2017 0

Medview Airline CEO, Muneer Bankole has urged the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) should give priority to indigenous airlines over their foreign counterparts to create employment opportunities for Nigerians. Bankole’s call is coming on heels of NAHCON’s awarding the lion share of the pilgrims to be airlifted to foreign operators over the years. The […]

Interviews

We ‘re competing with world powers on international routes- Bankole

Ihesiulo Grace 18 December 2017 0

Alhaji Muneer Bankole, the Managing Director of Med-View Airline in this interview with journalists during its inaugural flight to in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), spoke on the carrier’s operations, challenges in the industry and expectations from the government amongst others. CHUKWUEMEKE IWELUNMO was there. Excerpts: Med-View Airline has just increased its

Aviation

Medview partners travel agents, pledges seamless services to Dubai

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2017 0

Medview Airline has announced their entrance into Abidjan, Conakry and Dakar routes to all the travel agencies operating in Abuja and Kano states in the country, with a view to offering robust incentives to clients. The airline disclosed the new routes, including Dubai at a trade partnership forum organised for travel agents in Abuja and […]

Business

Air Peace receives IATA membership certificate

Ihesiulo Grace 5 November 2017 0

.. Sets to deliver 11 new aircraft by December Air Peace, over the weekend, received its membership certificate from global aviation body, International Air Transport Association (IATA) after the successful completion of IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) audit earlier this year. Presenting the much coveted IATA certificate to the Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace,

Aviation Business

Medview to grow operations in Africa

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2017 0

Managing Director of Med-View Airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole has said the implementation of the Yamoussoukro Declaration is of great benefit to the airline especially as it has started the integration of the West African region, which has the potential to provide a vast market for air travel with it’s over 300million population across board. Bankole […]

Aviation Business Headlines

FG designates MedView on London, nine other routes

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2015 0

Foreign airlines’ extortion of Nigerian traveling public, through high fares on some international routes, is gradually being addressed, as the Federal Government has designated a domestic airline, MedView, on 10 foreign routes. The approval was contained in a letter addressed to the airline’s management dated April 23, 2015 by the Ministry of Aviation. The letter, […]

Aviation Business

NCAA to Lift Discovery Airlines’ Suspension

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2015 0

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority NCAA may soon lift the suspension of Air Operators Certificate AOC following the gradual rectification of all the problems associated with the suspension. Discovery Airlines’ AOC was suspended from operations four months ago following what NCAA called technical and safety issues associated with the airline but it was gathered